The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien, or the final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was an adventure to read. I don't usually read fantasy, so it's hard for me to read a book in a genre I don't particularly love. However, I know that this series has a lot of nostalgia and love from people all over the world, and I can see why.
One thing I have always appreciated about Tolkien is his use of world-building. For those who aren't familiar with him, Tolkien was a linguist first and developed the languages for the world of Middle Earth before any of the story was written. He was fascinated by languages and how they differ, and I enjoyed glimpsing the appendices for the languages he created at the end of this book.
For the book itself, I felt like the ending was completely random. I don't want to give anything away because I would like to keep my reviews spoiler-free, but what happens with Frodo at the end just seems completely out of the blue and didn't make sense to me. It wasn't as satisfying to me as I thought it would be since it was the end of this incredibly long trilogy and grand adventure from the land of the hobbits to Mordor and hopefully back again.
Now that I have finally finished the trilogy, my dad and I will plan a time to watch all of the movies together (maybe not at the same time lol), since that's the reason I read the books in the first place.
Have you read or watched The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit? What did you think?
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